Ro Mitchell on Body Checking, Mirrors, and the Moment You Choose Yourself

Today I’m chatting to Ro Mitchell, who so many of you will know from TikTok for speaking really openly about anorexia, ADHD and recovery and doing it in a way that actually makes you feel less mad and less alone.

Ro talks about developing an eating disorder at 14, getting really good at hiding it, going into CAMHS and then hospital, and what it actually took to choose recovery for herself - not for her parents, not for school, not to avoid being sectioned. We get into body checking, covering mirrors, exercise addiction, the pressure of being “the girl with the eating disorder,” and the really messy bit of recovery where you hate your changing body but you still don’t want to go back.

It’s practical and I think it will be a lifeline for anyone stuck in that “one foot in, one foot out” stage.

Find Ro:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@romitchell?lang=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RoMitchell

Instagram: @romitchell

Read her book, How to Talk to Yourself: https://amzn.eu/d/7jvtSKP

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